Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Let’s smash all the game 162 game chatters into one thread, shall we? There is a full slate of games, but as far as playoff races are concerned, these are the games that matter (although if you want to talk about any of the other games for any reason, feel free).

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Conradian Play [X ]
Rain Delay [ ]
Ryan Lavarnaway went to Yale [X ]
Russell Martin shows his hatred towards the Red Sox [ ]
Moneyball reference [ ]
Pujols-in-final-year-of-contract mention [ ]
The manager of a contending team is thrown out [ ]
Buck Showalter is thrown out [ ]
The manager of a spoiler team other than the Orioles is thrown out [ ]
Matt Wieters does something makes Red Sox fans take his name in vain [ ]
LaRussa does what LaRussa does as far as the bullpen [ ]
Tito leaves someone in too long [ ]
The Cards-Astros game is in the 7th inning or later when the last EST timezone game is finished [ ]
Carl Crawford appears to be a double-agent for the Rays [ ]
Pujols goes deep [ ]
Somebody in one of the other games today does something noteworthy like a No-no or hitting 3 home runs or something [ ]
Dramatic home run 7th inning or later [ ]
Shot of out-of-town scoreboard showing score of game of other contending team [ ]
Use of Starter in relief (except for the Phillies) [ ]
Selig has heart attack []
Extra Innings [ ]
Game continues/is played in near-monsoon because Selig demands it [ ]
Triple play [ ]
TV Announcers observe that this team has nothing to play for, but is refusing to roll over for its opponent:
Orioles [ ] Yankees [ ] Phillies [ ] Astros [ ]
Pujols needs 3 RBIs to keep streak alive [ X]
Bucky Dent mention [ ]
During a rain delay, they mention Rick Dempsey's grand Babe Ruth performance [ ]
Mention of "Catching Hell" [ ]
Mention of NBA lockout [ ]
Mention that Alfredo Simon could have killed a guy [ ]
Mention that Brett Myers once assaulted his wife [ ]

Even if the Rays are 100% to lose the game at this point, I don't see how you get to 90% for Boston. If you give them 50% to win the one-game playoff in case of a loss, they would have to be, what...80% to win today's game?

Now that Albert is down to about a 6% walk rate, Punto and Berkman are the only two Cardinals who'll take a base on balls. His OBP is nearly .400 due to his walks, and you know what, there's some real value in that.